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SYDNEY, June 6. (Aljazeera) - Anger over the death of George Floyd has spread to Australia, with Black Lives Matter protests being held across the country.
But Australian demonstrators are not just expressing solidarity. Many are using the moment to vent fury about indigenous deaths in custody in Australia. So what is the situation?
Almost three decades on from a major...

NEW DELHI, June 6. (BBC) - India has recorded close to 10,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Italy.
The country now has the sixth-highest number of confirmed cases in the world, 236,657. There have been 6,649 deaths.
The health system in Mumbai is on the verge of collapse while hospitals in the capital, Delhi, are reportedly...

PARIS, June 6. (AFP) - France says it has killed the leader of al-Qaeda in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, in an operation in Mali.
Defence Minister Florence Parly said Droukdel along with members of his inner circle had been killed in the north of the country.
French forces had also captured a senior Islamic State group commander in Mali in an operation in May, she...

GENEVA, June 6. (BBC) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
The global body said new information showed they could provide “a barrier for potentially infectious droplets”.
Some countries around the world already recommend or mandate the wearing of face...

NEW YORK, June 6. (CNN) - First lady Melania Trump's messaging in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and the resulting protests around the country has frustrated the West Wing, according to a White House official.
Out of sync with the "law and order" mantra President Donald Trump has supported, the first lady in a handful of tweets has noted peace and healing.
On...